tetradecanoate

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noun

Any salt or ester of tetradecanoic acid.

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Meanings

nountetradecanoate (plural tetradecanoates)

plural tetradecanoates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of tetradecanoic acid.

Origin

From tetradecanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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APA

tetradecanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradecanoate

MLA

“tetradecanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradecanoate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetradecanoate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradecanoate.

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